If it turns out that very few (or no) lupus patients have COVID, then HCQ is protective.
The question becomes then, “At how low a dose?” Instead of 200 mg or 400 mg, can we drink 60 mg of quinine in 3 glasses of tonic water and get some protection?
A second question is, “Are they immune, or do they catch the virus, but slow it down so much that they build antibodies?”
Then a third question would be, “What low dose level of quinine/HCQ is protective, and is it protective in the sense that it provides immunity only while taken, or does it allow one to build resistance by getting a mild, asympotmatic case with low viral load?”
“Pre-exposure prophylaxis: Loading dose: 800mg of hydroxychloroquine salt (620mg base) taken at 0-hours, then 400mg (310mg base) taken at 6-hours, 24-hours, and 48-hours. Ongoing treatment: 400mg hydroxychloroquine salt (310mg base) taken once weekly.”
Ref the following link: https://keleefitness.com/covid-19-prophylaxis-in-healthcare-workers/
...then HCQ is protective
Or Lupus/Rheumatoid Arthritis/Autoimmune disorders are protective
Or some other thing is related
Avoid post hoc, ergo propter hoc statements
But yes, it is encouraging news
Can you imagine how upset big Pharma will be if a cheap generic drug that cost pennies a pill is a broad-spectrum antiviral prophylactic and therapeutic medicine for virus?
Imagine the entire over the counter cold and flu aisle wiped out at your Walgreens.
We bought a bunch of tonic with quinine. Looms like everyone had the same idea because its getting hard to find. We actually scored toilet paper and tonic at Publix yesterday.
“The question becomes then, “At how low a dose?” Instead of 200 mg or 400 mg, can we drink 60 mg of quinine in 3 glasses of tonic water and get some protection?”
The wife and I have purchased tonic water and actually, its like drinking grapefruit juice...the taste that is.
Been taking that and Zinc.